Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-01-27

formerly of Meadville, Pa, now the Senator
from Mahoning district, should be always
willing, ready and anxious to do any dirty
political work his party required of him,
whether IN the Senate, or writing slush and
political slang for the CincinnGtti coEiT,sss--
eidl Gazette, as general correspondent. The
reason has now been solved. Foraker has
appointed him Commissioner of Labor Sta
tistics in place of the gentleman who now
holds that position and who is fully capable
of performing its duties, which is generally
believed Fassett is not.
The Constitution of Ohio has been pre-
served. Thanks to the Westbote Co. of this
city, for printing and placing copy on each
Senator's desk, where but little if any atten-
tion has been paid to its contents since Bob
Kennedy got control of that body; and also
to Senator Cable for offering a resolution OF
thanks to that company for its enterprise and
liberality in furnishing each Senator with a
copy, and that the resolution and the consti-
tuition be read at the clerks desk and placed
on the Senate journal. A motion was made
to lay the resolution on the table, which will
place it on the journal, where it can be pre-
served.
Notwithstanding the boast of the Republi-
can papers, everything is not working as
smoothly as they say at the Penitentiary.-
Besides the expenses in December being very
much larger than the receipts, and the prob
ability of the same thing again happening in
January, there was row of no small proper
tions last week between the superintendent
of subsistence, a guard and some convicts in
the dining room. The guard reported the
superintendent (BelD as being drunk, when
he was suspended by the Warden until Feb
ruary, when Smead, of Toledo, one of the
Board of Managers, will come down and see
what is wrong with his protege.
A bill which is attracting considerable at.
tention is one introduced by Sen. O'Neill
providing for a State Board of Elections and
Canvassing Boards, which is to consist of
members, 2 of each political party, to be ap.
pointed by the Governor and confirmed by
the Senate. The State Board are to appoint q
county canvassing board in each county
which will appoint four judges, two super.
visors and two witnesses in each voting pre-.
cinct in each county. 1t is believed that af.
ter some unimportant amendments are made
the bill will pass both houses.
Petitions from all parts of the State are
pouring in, asking for amendments to be
made to the Dow law, principally in favor Of
extending the local option features to town.
ships and counties. These petitions put the
leading Republicans in quandary. They
don't want their bantling disturbed in any
manner, and are working hard to prevent it
They even had Tommy Med Dougall, of Cincin.
natl, come up here and talk over two hours
last Thursday evening, in the hall of the
House, to prevent the Dow law from being
changed. .... ar. .....
Rep. Beatty, of Logan, has introduced
bill to reduce the fees of county officers. Mr.
Beatty's forte is to introduce bills, and con
sequently not much attention is paid to them
Both houses adjourned Saturday morning
until p. m. the next Monday. A. N. G.